Anthony grew up around Rockin music since he was born, with his dad being an 80s rockabilly. He decided to take up guitar at the young age of 14, teaching himself general britpop music, and of course his favourites, Nirvana.

 
Anthony was introduced to live gigs, by going with his parents to see local rockabilly band, The Hicksville Bombers, was instantly hooked, and focussed his attention to artists such as Eddie Cochran, Stray Cats, The Jets, Guana Batz, the list was becoming (and still is) endless.

Anthony then joined a few Lincolnshire locals, going by the name, the Invaders, playing mainly hot 50s rockabilly, then moved on to form his first proper gigging band, The Red Rockets.

After a few years of gigging with the Red Rockets, Anthony was introduced to Chris Jones (of well established Rockin’ band at the time; The Sugar Creek Trio) and discovered that they would like a new creation with the influence of neo rockabilly hence, Relentless was born.

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Various members passed through the bands books, leaving Ant as the founder member to this day, but Relentless has maintained the high energy performances that was set out in the early days, and improved with every year that has passed. Along with Luke & Darren, Ant believes that this is the best version, and will continue to grow and grow.

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Anthony's Influences

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Anthony grew, both with influence, and technique, by studying musicians such as...

 

Brian Setzer
Eddie Cochran 
Jet Ray Cotton
John Frusciante
Kurt Cobain
Darren Lince
Stuart Osbourne 
Ashley Kingman
Paul Gaskin
Steph Edwards
Darrel Higham
Carl Perkins
Cliff Gallup 
John Foggerty 
Danny Gatton
Tommy Emmanuel 
Mark Harman 
George Harrison
Storm Rhode
Jeff Beck
Boz Boorer 
Johnny Marr
Peter Sandorff 
Eddie Angel 
Paul Roman 
Jim Heath 
Mark Bolan

 

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Highlights

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Supporting / helping with booking arrangements for legendary Stray Cats drummer, Slim Jim Phantom, and his rockabilly trio, for their UK tour in 2022, with Darrel Higham & Adam Miles

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Supporting the kings of Psychobilly, The Meteors, at the legendary venue; The Princess Charlotte, Leicester.

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Supporting his all-time favourite rockin' band, The Jets, and forming friendships with them.

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Playing with Neo / Psycho legend "Choppy", of the Guana Batz.

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Supporting the ex-frontman of the Crash Test Dummies, Son of Dave.

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Performing at high-end Lincoln venue, The Engine Shed.

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Signing a worldwide record production contract with legendary producer, Paul ’Doc’ Stewart, on Tone River Records.

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...and lots lots more, with even bigger things planned for the future!

 

Anthony has formed some amazing friendships on the Rockin scene, many of them being huge influences towards his own career, including:

 

The Polecats,

The Jets,

Restless,

Frenzy,

The Blue Cats,

Stray Cats,

and many many more...

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Session Work

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Anthony has deputised for many a rockin' band and does continue to help where possible.

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Anthony's Discography

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Anthony has been lucky enough to record several albums.

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The Red Rockets - Say When

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Relentless - Shot Down
                     - Hotwired
                     - Rebound

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Relentless also have recorded a live in Spalding album, which was somewhat lost in the world, who knows, it may even appear again one day, perhaps along with a previously un released album 👀 

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Who knows what the future will hold, apart from one factual activity, which will see Relentless record and release in 2026, with our new recording contract with Tone River Records.

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Anthony Uses

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Guitars

Gretsch 6136 White Falcon guitar

Gretsch 6120, In Memphis orange guitar

Gretsch 6122 Country Classic, guitar

 

Amps

Fender Blues deluxe reissue

1962 Fender Bassman, Piggyback in tweed

Ernie ball strings - used for 28 years!

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Fender plectrums - heavy gauge 

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Shure sm58 microphones

Darren took influence, subliminally whilst hearing his Rastafarian neighbours in the flat upstairs,

as a youngster, blasting out the deep resonating bass lines from authentic roots Reggae,

Trojan and Rocksteady sounds. It wasn't until his mum started to take him to gigs, did Darren see what was making those deep, chest rattling tones.

 

Darren remembers watching The Jets, in a nightclub in Kent where he recalls their sound being piped through the in-house sound system. Darren was stood in front of a bass-bin, not only hearing the thumping bass lines (Bob Cotton), but feeling them through his whole body. Paired with watching Bob up there on stage, slapping that

big Double Bass, Darren was mesmerised, totally hooked. 

 

Darren was exposed to a broad range of music from a young age, with his dad, a DJ (Spider Record Hop) in the early 80's. Darren recalls playing with his toy cars, under his mum's feet, weaving through the legs of her ironing board, whilst she would spin a variety of records at

home. Anything from Rock 'n' Roll, Doo-Wop, ZZ-Top.. you name it.

 

Darren's desperation to get his hands on a Double Bass came at secondary school, where the music department had a row of Double Basses, all stacked up, gathering dust. If he signed up for lessons, and joined the school orchestra, Darren would be allowed to take a Double Bass home. Whilst appreciating Classical Music, Darren just wanted to slap the hell out of the Bass, but those Basses were strung with cheese wire, intended

for bowing. Darren shelved it for a couple of years after tearing his fingers to shreds, attempting to play along to records at home. 

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At the age of 16, his blessed Nan, saw his passion and gave him the money for his first Double Bass, which he bought second-hand, (she named it "Bertha").. Darren still has this Bass to this very day.

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Darren took weekly lessons from the guy his bought it from. Small world, but he was a young Rockabilly too, and the weekly journey up the Northern Line Tube from South Wimbledon to Edgeware, then a bus, was worth it.

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Darren soon took inspiration from many other Double Bassists on the Rockabilly scene.

Namely, Peter (Geordie) O'Brien, formally of the Hicksville Bombers, one of Darren's all-time favourite bands on the scene. With Geordie's generosity, showing Darren some tricks, guesting Darren up on stage and gifting him some gadgets and strings, Darren was soon on

his feet.

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Darren's first band, "Destination 55", he was invited to join, even before he owned his first Bass. The support from fellow band members, was not only encouraging, but very generous too, with offers to also buy him his first Bass.. (kind thanks to Donna Stephenson and Pete Bruce!)

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Highlights

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Performed for Prince William, Princess Katherine, Earl Spencer and Natalie Imbruglia, at the late

Lady Diana’s niece & Princess Charlotte’s Godmother (Lady Laura Fellowes) Wedding, in Snettisham, Norfolk in 2006.

 

• USA (Greenbay, Wisconsin, California, Arizona, Las Vegas, Nevada a number of times.. )

• Russia (Moscow & St Petersburg)

• Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway & Finland)

• Throughout Europe (Spain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Ireland)

• Czech Republic

• Dubai

 

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• Ireland, Derry Jazz Festival

• Viva Las Vegas

• Greenbay WI, USA - Rockin’ 50s Fest.

• Russia mini-tour

 

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​​Slim Slip & The Sliders

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In 2003, Darren and his best pal, Tony Hillebrandt (Drums) set out to find a Lead Vocalist / Singer to front a new outfit. It fell in to place when buddies Andy Wren(Guitar) and Greg Escrader (Vocals) joined Darren and Tony, and $$$ was born.

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Some $$$ highlights..

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Boomtown Festival

13th - 15th August 2010

Alongside: 

Neville Staples (The Specials)

The Wurzels

David Rodigan

Roddy Radiation | Trojan Sound System

General Levy

Graveyard Johnnys

Hyper-Jax

Long Tall Texans

Slim Slip and the Sliders

The Caravans

The Mojo Kings

 

Darren has also had the pleasure of performing with..

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Big Boy Bloater

Flying Saucers

Counterfeit Crickets (Buddy Holly Tribute)

Darrel Higham & The Enforcers

Terry Nolan (USA)

Roc La Rue (USA)

Johnny Bach & The Moonshine Boozers

GoGetters (Sweden)

Otis Grand & Jimmy Thomas (USA)

Jack Rabbit Slim

Jessie & The Orbits

Ruby Ann (Portugal)

Drugstore Cowboys

Voola & The Jayhawks

Space Cadets

The Shooting Stars

Mean Devils (Portugal)

The Hicksville Bombers

Jake Allen & The Bad Habits

 

Support to:

Many original artists through the musical eras from the 1950’s, right up to modern

day acts;

 

15-16th April 2005 - Rockin’ 50’s Fest,

Oneida Casino, Wisconsin, USA

 

Ike Turner

Jerry Lee Lewis

Lew Williams

Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater

Ray Sharpe

Clarence "frogman" Henry

Janis Martin

Hank Thompson

Dale Hawkins

Roc LaRue

Young Jessie

Glen Glenn

Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones

Los Straitjackets

Jimmy Sutton's Four Charms

Link Wray

 

Neville Staples (The Specials)

The Wurzels

David Rodigan

Roddy Radiation

Trojan Sound System

 

Liberty X

General Levy

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Darren's Discography

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Big Boy Bloater & The Southside Stompers

Great Big Hunk of Man

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Danny Edwards & The City Shakers

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Voola & The Jayhawks 

 

Buddy Holly Tribute (Marc Robinson)

 

Winter Dance Party 

 

Jack Rabbit Slim

10" - Rock 'n' Roll Heavyweights

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Mouse Zinn - Vigilante Man

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The Shooting Stars

10" - Watchtower Blues / Should'a Moved to Memphis.

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Slim Slip & The Sliders

Go Wild!

EP - Keep Me Satisfied

EP - You Can't Fool Me

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The Bullets

EP - Ba-Boom!

Boppin' 'N' Screamin'

Somethin' Real Good!

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​​​Darren Uses

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King Double Bass

 

 

Strings:

Presto Lights

RotoSound

 

 

Bass Pickup:

Signature Mag Pickup

Steve Whitehouse

(Frenzy / Sharks / Blue Cats)

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Schaller Mag Pickup

​K&K

Underwood

Shadow

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Slap Pickup:

Schaller Oyster

 

Amplification:

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Bass:

Bugera Vereon 2000w head

 

 

MarkBass 412 - 800w cab

 

 

Slap:

Combo PA Amp / Speaker with

high range tweeter

 

 

Pedals:

Boss 60 Pedal Board

Boss GP7 Bass EQ

Boss Tuner

Behringer EQ (slap)

 

 

Roland Boss Cables

As a young man, exposed to a wide genre of music inspired by his dad (the legendary DJ Rockin’ Ray), listening to vinyl records, Luke was brought up around Rock ‘n’ Roll, Rockabilly, Psychobilly and Ska music which then encouraged him to join a band in his early teens. 

 

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Luke has had the pleasure of performing with..

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The Preachers, 

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The Rattlers, 

 

The Sinners, 

 

Jive Romeros, 

 

The Stargazers, and of course..

 

Relentless 

 

as well as other bands…

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Luke's Influences

 

Luke is a self-taught musician, taking inspiration from:

 

Buddy Rich, 

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Travis Barker, 

 

Gene Krupa 

 

and more modern day, has to be..

 

Scott Churilla (Reverend Horton Heat)...

 

amongst many more…

 

 

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Luke is the proud owner of..

 

Vintage Collection

 

1952 Gold Sparkle Gretsch 

 

1932 Standard Broadway (all original kit)

 

Amongst his modern Drum Kits: 

 

Tama Rock Star 

 

Mapex Mat Black Storm 

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Luke Uses

 

Vic Firth Sticks

 

DW Drums - Hardwear & Double Bass Drum Pedals

 

Ziljan Cymbals 

 

 

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Luke has toured internationally, across Europe and performed at many leading Festivals and is proud to have been part of Relentless for over a decade.